I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION |
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Introduction |
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Acknowledgements |
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Little Sioux River Basin |
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Terraces |
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A Complex Fluvial Response |
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A Brief Woodfordian and
Holocene Geological History of the Valley |
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II. THE FIELD TRIP |
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Introduction |
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The Lower Valley: Bellow Anthon |
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The Erosion Surface
Valley: Anthon to Cherokee |
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Stop 1. Bacon Creek |
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Stop 2. Stratton Creek |
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Stop 3. Ashton Creek |
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Stop 4. Quimby Ash Site |
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Stop 5. Loess Covered Terrace |
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Stop 6. Rock Creek |
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The Tazewell Valley: Cherokee to Waterman Creek including Mill
Creek |
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Stop 7. Townhall Site |
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Stop 8. Tazewell Outwash Channel |
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Stop 9. Upland T1 Site |
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Stop 12. Holocene Alluviation |
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Stop 13. Hanging Valley |
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Stop 14. Dog Creek Hanging Meander Scar |
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Stop 15. Tazewell Till |
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The Ice Marginal
Valley: Peterson to Gillett Grove |
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Stop 10. “The Straits” |
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Stop 11. Brook Creek Site |
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Stop 16. Willow Creek Site |
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The Upper Valley: Gillett Grove to Minnesota including
Ocheyedan River |
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Stop 17. Glacial Lake Spencer |
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III. ROAD LOG |
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